Roman Presences
Receptions of Rome in European Culture, 1789–1945
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:23rd Apr '07
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Scholars from several disciplines explore the significance of Rome from the late eighteenth century to 1945.
Exploring the significance of Rome from the late eighteenth century to 1945, scholars from several disciplines discuss a wide range of images and texts, from statues of Napoleon to Freud's dream analysis. Rome is found to be a fertile paradigm for making sense of history, politics, identity, memory and desire.This collection of essays explores aspects of the reception of ancient Rome in a number of European countries from the late eighteenth century to the end of the Second World War. Rome has been made to stand for literary authority, republican heroism, imperial power and decline, the Catholic Church, the pleasure of ruins. The studies offered here examine some of the sometimes strange and unexpected places where Roman presences have manifested themselves during this period. Scholars from several disciplines, including English literature and history of art, as well as classics, bring to bear a variety of approaches on a wide range of images and texts, from statues of Napoleon to Freud's analysis of dreams. Rome's seemingly boundless capacity for multiple, indeed conflicting, signification has made it an extraordinarily fertile paradigm for making sense of - and also for destabilizing - history, politics, identity, memory and desire.
'It is an impressive collection … The book … offers a wealth of fascinating material …' Classical and Modern Literature
ISBN: 9780521036177
Dimensions: 228mm x 150mm x 12mm
Weight: 462g
308 pages